Sunday, 2 February 2020

02-02-2020 Sunday - Whooper Swan

Temp 8 to 12°C. Grey windy day

Whooper Swan

2-2-20 Whooper Swan, NSL (Rob Hargreaves)
BRISTOL

Stoke Park:
7 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

Golden Hill, Avon Winter Bird Survey:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Gull, 8 LBb Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 7 Collared Dove, 17 Woodpigeon, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 59 Starling - inc flock of 41, 2 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 6 Robin, 43 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 11 Goldfinch

St George:
2 Blackcap (f&m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth Lake:
1 Green Woodpecker, 19 Mallard, 3 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 14 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 34 Tufted Duck, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Buzzard

Aust:
1 Jack Snipe - as ever, nearly stepped on it!

New Passage:
 7 Canada Goose, c.40 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, c.220 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 25 Coot, c.80 Lapwing, 25 Curlew, 22 Dunlin, 40 Redshank, c.230 BH Gull, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush (1 singing), 39 Pied Wagtail, c.30 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch (singing), c.20 Goldfinch

2-2-20 Jay, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury garden:
2 Jay, 1 Blackcap (F), 1 Mistle Thrush, 9 Goldfinch

2-2-20 Goosander, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)
Yate, Kingsgate Park:
1 f Goosander, 1 Grey Heron

NORTH SOMERSET

2-2-20 Shoveler, Portbury Wharf (Jason Williams)
Portbury Wharf:
80 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 80 Wigeon, a few Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull

Worle:
2 m Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick, Golden Valley:
12 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, no Dipper yet

2-2-20 Peregrine, St John's Church (BUPP)
Tiercel hoping the falcon will come down
Bath:
2 Peregrine
2-2-20 Whooper Swan, NSL (Rob Hargreaves)
Whooping today
Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 5 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 4 Collared Dove, 2 m/f Tawny Owl calling, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
45 Goldeneye, 16 Goosander, 50 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 10 Snipe - over, 3+ Chiffchaff, 3 Mistle Thrush.

Reports: Peter Bryant, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Mark Hynam, Pawel Jejno. Fiona Neate, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Vic Savery, Chris Teague, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP,  nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds